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L. MGMURRAY.

A APPARATUS PoR CLEANING CONN 0N OTHER GRAIN. No. 891,482. (A PatenjaOotl 23, 1888.

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L. MGMURRAY.

.APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CORN 0R OTRRR GRAIN. No. 391,482. Patented Oct. 23, 1888.

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LOUIS MOMUBBAY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANBNG CORN OR OTHER GRAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,482, dated October 23, 1888.

Application filed June 4, 1888. Serial No. 276,064. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Bc it known that I, Louis MCMURRAY, of the city of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Cleaning Corn or other Grain and Packing the Same in Cans.

The following is afull description of my apparatus,illustrated by the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus, showing the revolving tub, revolving paddles, the stationary cleaners, a box of cans seated upon the inclined rack, and the mechanism which gives movement to the parts. Fig. 2 is an upright side view of the apparatus, showing the tub provided with rollers and seated upon a track, and in dotted lines the shaft for revolving the tub. Fig. 3 is a top View of the apparatus, showing the tub, pinions on the paddles and cleaners, rack, and shaft for rocking the rack; Fig. 4, a side View of box containing a series of cans with funnels in the openings at the top; Fig. 5, a top view of the same. Fig. 6 is an upright edge view of one of the revolving paddles; Fig. 7, a side View of the same, Fig. 8, an edge View of one of the cleaners; Fig. 9, a side of the same. Fig. l0 is a sectional view of the tub with its rollers seated upon the track, and showing the stirrers and cleaners Within the tub; Fig. l1, an end view of the trip-wheel and its shaft.

My invention may be used for cleaning and packing any kind of grain, but is specially adapted for use in packing corn for market.

A A is a frame-work adapted to support the devices ofthe apparatus. Upon the upper part of this framework is journaled the shaft a', provided with the pulley a2, to which is imparted revolution by means of the belt c3, driven by a pulley on a driving-shaft. The cross-pieces a4 a5 of the framework serve to journal and support an uprightshaft, a6. This shaft is provided at its upper end with the bevelwheel al, and receives its motion from the pin as on the end of shaft a.

B is a revolving tub, to which the end of the revolving shaft a is properly secured, and may be provided with rollers b', running upon a circular track, b2. The cross-bcams cta also support and journal the upright revolving shafts b, Figs. l and 10, which are 'provided on their upper ends with pinions b4, meshing with each other and receiving motion from a similar pinion, a, on shaft a, so lthat these shafts, alternating with cach other, revolvein reverse directions. The lower ends of these shafts project down into the revolving tub B, and may be iiattened out or be provided with paddles, as shown at b5. As these paddles revolve, they act as stirrers or separators to agitate the corn or grain in the tub B. Supported also by the cross-beams ct a5 are the cleaners b, which are stationary and project down into the tub. The parts of the cleaners so proj ect-v ing are usually made V-shaped, presenting the apex of the V to the grain revolving with the tub, and their purpose is to catch the silk and husks of the corn and hold them.

I) is a rack consisting of the side pieces, d', joined together by the crossbars d". These cross-bars are made of round iron of sufficient strength, and are arranged so they may turn or revolve. This raclcframe is pivoted near its upper end. A cross-shaft, d3, is journaled in the framework of the apparatus, revolved by a belt running on the pulley d. This crossshaftis provided with one or more trip-wheels, d, which operate upon projections d on the rack-frame and trip the frame as they revolve. E is a box provided with a series of recesses for holding the cans e. In each of these cans a funnel is placed, as shown at e2. This box is placed upon the rack D at its upper end, and retained in place until the cans are charged by the latch c3. Around the tub B an iron rim, 127, is secured for conveniencein dumping the buckets of corn into the tub. A cup, as F, is usually placed near at hand. This cup Will hold the required quantity of corn for each can.

The operation of the device is as follows: The corn, being first cut from the cob, is oarried in buckets and dumped into the tub B. A box of cans provided with their respective funnels are placed upon the inclined rack and held there by the latch c3. The tub is revolved, as also the paddles b3, which stir up the corn without injuring it, `while at the same .time loosening the tassel, silk, and husks, which remain in the corn after it is removed from thc Ico cob. As the tub revolves, these latter are caught and held by the cleaners b. The operator then takes the cup F and dips the corn from the tub, which is poured into the funnels in the cans. When all are filled, the latch e3 is released, and the box E, with its charge of cans, slowly descends the inclined rack, which being constantly tripped in its passage, the corn is well shaken down, and is entirely packed away in the can by the time it reaches the lower end of the rack. Another box is lled, and so on consecutively.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In an apparatus for cleaning and pack ing grain, a revolving tub,in combination with I5 a series of revolving stirrers and a series of stationary cleaners, substantially as set forth.

2. In an apparatus for cleaning and packing grain, a revolving tub provided With aseries of revolving stirrers and a series of sta- 2o tionary cleaners, in combination with a packing device consisting of a rack for holding the cans and means for rocking the rack, substantially as described.

. LOUIS MCMURRAY.

Vitnesses:

MAGGIE TURNER, l WALTER S. WILKINSON. 

